Still, the trees are speakingthrough silenceor the rustle of leaves in the windor the brittle resonanceof thin limbsagainst the crisp blueof a cloudless autumn day.

The expansiveness of the sky and the sharp finite sounds of the tree make a contrast which strangely speaks of the same joyous wisdom. The noises of the tree are merely imposed by the wind, the tree itself remains silent, like the silent cloudless blue sky that lies motionless above him.

The highest form of free will is acting upon what you believe you should do.- MeFear is the greatest driving force for success.- MeI’m forging myself in the fires of despair. To harden myself, to make myself stronger.-MeWhat’s the point of doing something if it doesn't matter to you?- Me"When you want to breathe as bad as you want to succeed then you'll be successful."We have to do the best we can. This is our sacred human responsibility. -Albert EinsteinMake the most of yourself, for that is all there is of you. - Emerson

rackedrick wrote:Still, the trees are speakingthrough silenceor the rustle of leaves in the windor the brittle resonanceof thin limbsagainst the crisp blueof a cloudless autumn day.

The expansiveness of the sky and the sharp finite sounds of the tree make a contrast which strangely speaks of the same joyous wisdom. The noises of the tree are merely imposed by the wind, the tree itself remains silent, like the silent cloudless blue sky that lies motionless above him.

You clearly feel it, rack.

Humble yourself or the world will do it for you -it was either Russell or Whitehead. I can't remember which.

When I was young, I use to think the world was a messed up place so i was pissed off a lot. But now that I'm older, I know it is. So I just don't worry about it. -John Lydon (AKA Johnny Rotten).

Anarchy through Capitalism -on a flyer thrown out during a Kottonmouth Kings concert.

First we read, then we write. -Emerson.

All poets are damned. But they are not blind. They see with the eyes of angels. -William Carlos Williams: in the introduction to Ginsberg's Howl.

You gotta love that moment when the work is done and all that is left to do is drink your beer and sip your jager and enjoy what you've done. It's why I do and love it.

I refuse to be taken seriously.

Once again: take care of your process and others will take care of theirs. No one needs a guru. Just someone to jam with.

And when we talk,the trees are always listening,silently: always waiting(forever waiting(for us to get the message.

I love trees.What is the message which they are attempting to send out to us?That we must be silently waiting in order to learn from them?If we can quiet our minds into silence, the trees within us will speak.

I have also received that impression from them and also from mountains...many things actually...including the stars, oceans, ad continuum.

“How can a bird that is born for joySit in a cage and sing?” ― William Blake

The sap of trees is the ointment of life. All can be healed using the sap of trees.

Very nice poem by the way.

The Mayans appeared to have believed that trees stand in direct contact with the Galactic Center. How they would know this is quite as unfathomable as how they would know of the existence of the Galactic center, and by implication, of the Galaxy.

Fixed Cross wrote:The sap of trees is the ointment of life. All can be healed using the sap of trees.

Very nice poem by the way.

The Mayans appeared to have believed that trees stand in direct contact with the Galactic Center. How they would know this is quite as unfathomable as how they would know of the existence of the Galactic center, and by implication, of the Galaxy.

I wasn't aware of the *sap* of trees but I do love to hug them.

“How can a bird that is born for joySit in a cage and sing?” ― William Blake

Its amazing that people don't know this. Trees also have blood. They aren't all wood inside. The wood and leaves are actually a product of the sap, which flow from the roots upward. You can often see the sap on the outside of pine trees.

Fixed Cross wrote:Its amazing that people don't know this. Trees also have blood. They aren't all wood inside. The wood and leaves are actually a product of the sap, which flow from the roots upward. You can often see the sap on the outside of pine trees.

I think that perhaps I did not have enough coffee when I wrote that. Of course, trees have sap...that's where maple syrup comes from. Yummy. I have seen the sap on trees in my walks.

Blood...

Well, you are speaking of chlorophyll - hadn't considered that.

CS: It’s red, ok well plants wouldn’t have this red blood but they do have green, which would be the chlorophyll in their leaves, and if you look at the structure of a chlorophyll molecule it’s really similar to a hemoglobin molecule which makes our blood red. The main difference would be there’s a metal atom in the middle of each of those molecules, and in the case of plant chlorophyll it’s magnesium, which gives it a green color, and in our case it’s iron and that gives us a red color